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House 4740 - Petition of Daniel K. Webster that the Department of Fish and Game be authorized to acquire a conservation restriction on certain land in the town of Hanson for the protection of habitat and passive recreation purposes.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 06/30/08 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 165 of the Acts of 2008

Sponsor:

  • Daniel K. Webster

All Bill Actions

  • 04/01/08 H Referred to the committee on House Rules -HJ 1200
  • 04/24/08 H Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture -HJ 1288
  • 05/12/08 S Senate concurred -SJ 1571
  • 05/19/08 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means -HJ 1483
  • 06/23/08 H Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  • 06/23/08 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
  • 06/23/08 H Rules suspended
  • 06/23/08 H Read second and ordered to a third reading
  • 06/23/08 H Rules suspended
  • 06/23/08 H Read third and passed to be engrossed -HJ 1618
  • 06/23/08 S Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means -SJ 1916
  • 06/24/08 S Committee recommended ought to pass
  • 06/24/08 S Rules suspended
  • 06/24/08 S Read second, ordered to a third reading, rules suspended, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed -SJ 1933
  • 06/26/08 H Enacted - 151 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 391) -HJ 1645
  • 06/30/08 S Enacted - 35 YEAS to 0 NAYS (see Senate Roll Call, No. 256)
  • 06/30/08 S Laid before the Governor -SJ 1950
  • 06/30/08 G Signed by the Governor, Chapter 165 of the Acts of 2008

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